Jesse Speight

Jesse Speight (22 September 1795-1 May 1847) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NC 4) from 4 March 1829 to 3 March 1837, succeeding John Heritage Bryan and preceding Charles B. Shepherd, and a US Senator from 4 March 1845 to 1 May 1847, succeeding John Henderson and preceding Jefferson Davis.

Biography
Jesse Speight was born in Greene County, North Carolina in 1795, and he became a member of the House of Commons in 1820, and he served in the State Senate from 1823 to 1827. From 1829 to 1837, he served in the US House of Representatives, and he went on to serve in the US Senate from 1845 until his death in office in 1847.